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This listing is for one uncirculated:
POPE BENEDICT XVI
REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES
2005 LEGAL TENDER 5 RUPEES COPPER-NICKEL COIN UNCIRCULATED
Own this beautiful highly collectible Pope Benedict XVI Tribute coin!!!!!!!!
This coin (38.60 mm in diameter) is much larger than both USA quarter (24.26 mm in diameter) and USA half dollar (30.61 mm in diameter).
On the 19th of April 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Bavaria, stepped out onto the Vatican balcony to address the pilgrims beneath as Pope Benedict XVI. The 265th pontiff, the first German pontiff in 1,000 years, described himself to the crowds that were amassed in the square as “a simple, humble worker in the Lord’s vineyard”.
To celebrate the investiture of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, as His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI the Central Bank of Seychelles has issued this spectacular new coin depicting the First German Pope in 1,000 years.
The coin is finely detailed, the front showing the pilgrims who gather at St. Peters to see the new Pontiff. This stunning coin is crafted in Cupro Nickel.
Each coin carries the Coat of Arms of The Republic of Seychelles on the back. This coin is 38.60 mm in diameter.
This coin is much larger than both USA quarter (24.26 mm in diameter) and USA half dollar (30.61 mm in diameter).
Own this wonderful issue as a celebration of the election of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI! This coin makes a wonderful collectible gift for yourself or someone you know.
PHOTOS ENLARGED TO SHOW DETAILS.
THERE MAY BE SOME DISCLORATION, TONING AND/OR SPOTTING.
COIN MAY HAVE SUPERFICIAL NICKS, SCRATCHES, WEAR OF FINISH AND STACKING MARKS FROM THE MINT.
COIN YOU RECEIVE MAY DIFFER FROM THAT SHOWN IN PHOTO BUT WILL BE IN SAME GENERAL CONDITION.
Own this wonderful issue as a celebration of the election of the new Pope – His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI! This coin makes a wonderful collectible gift for yourself or someone you know.
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